Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Olive - 3 Gallon Pot, Live Evergreen Shrub, Full/Part Sun, Outdoor

Fragrant Tea Olive is a large, densely branched evergreen shrub with dark green toothed foliage year-round. The highly fragrant tiny white flowers grow in clusters along stems in fall. Best planted in part sun with acidic, rich, and moist well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Grows 10' to 15' tall and 6' to 8' wide, with an 8' spacing recommendation. Thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 11. Prefers full sun to part sun conditions. Blooms with white flowers in the fall, with year-round interest. Low maintenance, requiring consistent moisture and monitoring for scale and aphids. Versatile landscape use as accents, group plantings, borders, woodland gardens, hedges, foundation plantings, and containers. Complementary companion plants include Abelia and Loropetalum.